I thought I'd offer some quick comments about my trip to the honeymoon
cities of Alberta, namely Jasper, Lake Louise, and Banff. The moutains
were incredible, many with startlingly different character; it never
got boring. Many of the lakes (Louise, Peyto, and others) have a
vibrant green-blue colour at this time of year and were something to
see. Lake Louise was by far our favourite place; I can't imagine any
hotel in the world having a more beautiful view than the Chateau Lake
Louise - the green-blue Lake Louise framed by two mountains with a
glacier between them lies right outside the back door of the Chateau.
Both Lake Louise and Banff get a lot of Japanese tourists. I was on my
best behaviour, trying to resist the temptation of striking up
conversations on Japanese wrestling with these guests. One funny note:
at the breakfast buffet they had a basket of eggs, which any North
American tourist would assume were hard/soft boiled. Several older
ladies took an egg each and the hostess charged over to stop them,
saying that the eggs were raw. The Japanese guests like to break open
the raw eggs, pour in some soya sauce, and drink the contents. The
looks on the older ladies' faces was priceless. The Chateau Lake
Louise was also hosting a Billy Graham conference while we were there.
We'd often pass people that were talking about various biblical
passages. It became tiresome to always hear about Jesus everywhere I
went, so I figured I'd joke around a bit. Want some advice? Never
stroll onto an elevator filled with Christians and pretend to be in
mid-sentence, saying "...and then Satan told me that I had to find a
sacrifice..." Christians don't have that kind of sense of humour. And
when they comment on how in love you and your SO look, don't mention
that you aren't married and that you live together. Along the road to
Lake Louise, driving through Jasper National Park, we passed by many
mountains, one of particular interest being Mt. Brazeau. The mountain
had a tinny sheen to it, making me think it was most certainly Mt.
Brazeau de Plata. On the long drive back from Banff to Edmonton, we
drove through Calgary and passed Calaway Park, a highway-side
amusement park, but decided not to undertake it. We also passed
McMahon Arena; I think the circus was playing there. All in all, a
very enjoyable trip.
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- Arn Anderson & Sid Vicious were stabbed in England a couple of
nights ago. Reports have them in satisfactory condition.
- Shawn Michaels has been talked into returning to the WWF after a
very short holiday. He'll work in the USWA first and then return to
the WWF with the IC Title saying that he was unjustly stripped of the
belt by Jack Tunney and challenging Razor Ramon.
- Dave Meltzer reports that the stuff that WCW taped teasing Erik
Watts as a potential Horsemen is just a tease.
- WCW has Clash of Champions XXVI on 11/10/93 from Petersburg. The
Road Warriors are scheduled to appear. Tentative line-up includes:
* Van Vader vs. Ric Flair for the WCW Title
* Rick Rude vs. Hawk (with Animal at ringside) for the Gold Belt
* Dustin Rhodes (with Dusty) vs. Paul Orndorff (with Assassin)
* Steve Austin vs. Brian Pillman
On the 10/30/93 WCW SN show, Ric Flair & Sid Vicious will square off
in a television match to determine who gets the title shot at Van
Vader, with Flair coming out on top when Colonel Parker gets Sid
DQ'ed. This will lead to Sid turning face.
On paper this looks like a very good show.
- WCW has the Lethal Lottery on PPV on 11/20/93. The ad for the show
has pictures of Sting, Rick Rude, Cactus Jack, Dustin Rhodes, Ric
Flair, Rick Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes, and (I believe) Hawk. Underneath
each wrestler is a quote that gets across their gimmick. You know,
"I'm fired up to win," "I'm the only one crazy enough to win," "I'm a
natural to win," etc. The Lethal Lottery & Battlebowl idea is kind of
neat, but always seems to get fouled up by really stupid pairings in
the "random" draw. Any chance they'll do it right this year?
- The WWF has Survivor Series on PPV on 11/24/93 in Boston. Tentative
line-up includes:
* Team USA: Lex Luger & Steiners & Undertaker vs. Team Foreign Scum:
Ludvig Borga & Yokozuna & Quebeckers
* Rick Martel & Diesel & Adam Bomb & I.R.S. vs. Razor Ramon & Marty
Janetty & Curt Hennig & 1-2-3 Kid
* R'n'R Express: Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Heavenly Bodies:
Tom Prichard & Jimmy del Ray for the SMW Titles
* Team Doink: 4 Doinks (Doink & Randy Savage & Men on a Mission) vs.
Team Crush: Crush & Bam Bam Bigelow & Headshrinkers
* Team Hart: Bret Hart & Owen Hart & Bruce Hart & Keith Hart vs.
Team Lawler: Jerry Lawler & 3 Knights (three masked men)
I wonder what Randy Savage is thinking? What good fortune to be able
to dress up as a Doink for a PPV.
- WCW has Starrcade '93 on 12/27/93 from Charlotte, NC. The line-up is
rumoured to include:
* Sid Vicious vs. Van Vader
* Sting vs. Rick Rude
* Nasty Boys vs. Ric Flair & Rick Steamboat
* Arn Anderson vs. Paul Roma
- New Japan has the annual beginning of the year show in Tokyo Dome on
01/04/94. The line-up might include:
* Hulk Hogan vs. Antonio Inoki
- The WWF has Royal Rumble on 01/22/94 in Providence.
- The WWF has WrestleMania X on 04/03/94 from MSG in New York.
- Awards: We are fast approaching the beginning of the voting period
for the year-end awards. I'll be adding the remaining nominations to
the list in the next few days and I'll post the call for votes some
time next week. I'm hoping that participation this year will be at an
all time high.